Robots aid stroke victims, autistic kids
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061122/ap_on_he_me/robots_health_care"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061122/capt.965ede7e8c4d4d1ca3d6a04ccb74adf2.robot_humanity_health_care_wx314.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=2RlaqnuhV06HvepqnOEQhA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Physical therapist Susan Conroy adjusts the screen on the MANUS rehabilitation robot as research participant June Green uses the machine Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, in Baltimore, Md. Looking on is MIT's Principle Research Scientist Hermano Igo Krebs, right. In experiments across the country, robots are providing the human caring touch to patients who need more help than there are therapists and nurses: stroke victims, autistic children, and the elderly. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)" border="0" /></a>AP - After more than 2 1/2 years of physical therapy and electronic stimulation, stroke victim Mike Marin still couldn't open a door with his left hand. Now, thanks to a robot, Marin can open a door and his atrophied left arm isn't completely useless anymore.</p><br clear="all"/>